Business Systems And Strategy Coursework

Its basically a coursework about a case study which is titled Price Chopper Supermarkets:Integrated POS Services and Advanced EDI Please refer to the attachment. ## Deliverables You shoud hand in a report up to 3000 words in length. Study the attached case study and write a report that answers these questions: 1. What is a 'delayed purchase incentive' and give an explanation of how it might be implemented? a) Explanation = 8 marks b) Implementation details = 12 marks 2. Explain why there is such a wide difference between the charges for the different methods of payment by customers. What do you think is Price Choppers’ preferred option for customers who do not want to pay by cash? Justify your choice. a) Explanation of difference = 8 marks b) Whats the preferred choice = 4 marks c) Justification = 8 marks 3. Why do you think that Price Choppers prefers that delivery drivers carry the transactions with them? Give at least one disadvantage of this procedure. a) Explanation why? = 12 marks b) Disadvantage = 8 marks 4. Fraud is a major concern in any retail environment. Describe the various methods that Price Chopper is adopting to minimise fraud. What other methods could they consider? a) Existing methods to counter fraud = 12 marks b) Proposed methods to counter fraud = 8 marks 5. What are the main advantages of self-service checkouts? Although self-service checkouts were being used by Price Chopper nearly a decade ago, they are not used widely around the world. Give possible reasons for this. a) Advantage of self-service checkouts = 8 marks b) Reasons why not wide spread = 12 marks If your are referencing other peoples work or websites ,please acknowledge it your REFERENCES page using the HARVARD METHOD All deliverables will be considered "work made for hire" under U.S. Copyright law. Buyer will receive exclusive and complete copyrights to all work purchased. (No GPL, GNU, 3rd party components, etc. unless all copyright ramifications are explained AND AGREED TO by the buyer on the site per the coder's Seller Legal Agreement). ## Platform Microsoft Word 2000